This doesn't seem correct to tag ai-generated art (topic). It's not criticizing or commenting on AI art and its effects on artists, etc. Rather it seems to be straight-forward ai-assisted, with a generator providing a base design that the artist uses only as inspiration.

Arcana55 said:

This doesn't seem correct to tag ai-generated art (topic). It's not criticizing or commenting on AI art and its effects on artists, etc. Rather it seems to be straight-forward ai-assisted, with a generator providing a base design that the artist uses only as inspiration.

The wiki page for ai_generated_art (topic) said:

For posts about the subject of AI-generated art. A common use of this tag is for re-drawings of an AI-generated image

marcymal said:

You seem to have missed some text:

The wiki page for ai_generated_art (topic) actually says:

For posts about the subject of AI-generated art. A common use of this tag is for re-drawings of an AI-generated image that has gone viral.

(emphasis added)

Such viral images nearly always are intended to mock AI generated art and highlight its shortcomings. They are about AI-generated art in a way this work is not.

The tag ai-assisted has acquired a negative nuance on Danbooru by association, and also because it is sometimes applied in a way that means "I think this is AI generated but can't prove it" or "I think this is AI generated with minimal touchup by a human being." These connotations may lead to an inclination toward using ai-generated art (topic) as a kind of euphemism. However, the way AI generation is used here, solely as a source of initial inspiration for a work which is a product of a person's technique, is I think a useful and legitimate approach. ai-assisted need not be a mark of shame in this case.